anyone here voting republican in the mid term election?

wesw · Post by **wesw** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:03 pm

anyone?

Crackpot · Post by **Crackpot** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:07 pm

In my state we have a choice between evil and stupid not a great choice but an easy one.

dales · Post by **dales** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:25 pm

In California I will be voting AGAINST "Gruesome" Newsom for governor.

This dem charlatan is phony as a $3 bill.

Will cast my vote for Cox the GOP candidate for the governor slot.

A real long shot.

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:26 pm

This may surprise you wes, but at the moment there are no Democrats I am planning to vote for...

I'll be voting for a few Republicans and not voting in a number of races...(The way it is set up now with this nutty open jungle primary system we only get two choices on the general election ballot and write-in votes aren't counted.)

I'm voting for some Republicans down ballot in state-wide elections, but I cannot vote for John Cox the GOP nominee for Governor, because he's a DeSantis-type hardcore Trumper. However I detest Gavin Newsom, so I also will not vote him, so given that a third candidate write-in is impossible, I'll be taking a pass on that one...

(BTW wes, just because someone is supported by Trump would not be an automatic dis-qualifier for me. It's a question of whether they are Trump suck-ups or not. For example, If I lived in Arizona I would happily vote for Martha McSally. On the other hand, if I lived in Devin Nunes district, I'd not only be voting for the Democrat, I'd be doing volunteer work for him. I've already sent Nunes' opponent, Andrew Janz, a modest financial contribution.)

I'll also not be casting a vote in my Congressional district race...

We're back in Nancy Pelosi's district again, (we keep being batted back and forth between her and Jackie Speier; where we live is so close to the dividing line between the two districts that our zip code is split between them.)

As I said, (though you keep falsely insisting that I'm supporting Pelosi) I do not support her for Speaker, (neither do 63 Democratic Congressional candidates) and I will not vote for her to be my representative.

Her opponent, is a Republican named Lisa Remmer (she has less than zero chance of winning; In the primary she finished second to Pelosi with 9% of the vote to Pelosi's 65%) and she is the type of Republican who in normal times I would probably vote for. She isn't a Radical Randian or a hardcore Trumper; she's a pretty mainstream candidate...

However, since I am supporting a Democratic takeover of the House in this cycle, I thought it would be hypocritical for me to personally vote for a Republican for Congress, so as I said I will be taking a pass on that race...

In the California Senate race, again because of the open primary system, there is no GOP candidate....

The choice is between Diane Feinstein and a far more left-wing Democrat named Kevin de León...

Given that choice, I had fully intended to vote for Feinstein, but I got really ticked off by the dishonest way she handled the whole Kavanaugh-Ford thing.

If the race was close, I would probably hold my nose and vote for DiFi, but she's go a big lead and really doesn't need my vote, so I'll probably take a pass on that race as well...

Also, we have a number of state and local propositions on the ballot, and I will be voting what would probably be considered the Republican or conservative position on a number of them. (Like voting to repeal the most recent round of gas tax increases.)

All-in-all, not exactly the profile of the Nancy Pelosi/ Maxine Waters/ antifa supporter that you have dishonestly attempted to portray me as being...

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 4:12 pm

I’m still mulling, but I might be casting my vote for anti-Trumper GOP Governor Charlie Baker - he seems to be largely effective and enjoys bipartisan support to some degree. I have to admit to having been woefully derelict in following state politics since I moved back, so I need to do some homework before November 6.

I’ll be voting Democrat in all other races.

Burning Petard · Post by **Burning Petard** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 4:40 pm

BSG--any predictions on question 3? The trans-sex bathroom stuff got a little national traction when POTUS minions announced they were abandoning fed regs on this . But I have not heard much about Massachusetts. For question 1, that looks like common sense but hard for me to think work rules like this should be a matter of state law. Question two looks to me like meaningless posturing.

snailgate

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:11 pm

Question 1 sounds good in theory but financially devastating from the prediction of the state budget office; I thought I was for it and I AM for reform of some kind to ensure nurses aren’t forced to do mandatory overtime etc. - but I don’t feel confident in this legislation so I’m voting no.

I have no problem with Question 2 in theory, but I'm not sure what can actually come of it and therefore whether it’s a good use of funds - going to vote no.

Question 3 worries me because of the Yes/No designations; if folks don’t read the voter guide or the ballot carefully they might end up abolishing the protections they mean to support. I will vote to keep them in place. I’m not sure how it’s polling; I’ll do some research and get back to you.

Baker is up by 29 points according to 538; that being the case I’ll vote for the Democrat.

eta: It appears both 2 & 3 are overwhelmingly supported by Baystaters, while 1 is in a dead heat.

http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/09/25/nur ... tion-tight

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:24 pm

If the republicans had chosen to run a moderate for Senate I would have been inclined to vote against Menendez (and I didn't like him before his indictment and trial), but given the other choice, Hugin, another Trump trying to pose as a moderate, that is pretty much impossible. And as the race is getting close, I will hold my nose and vote for Menendez. The campaign has been pretty horrendous from both sides, with most ads just attacking the opponent (although Hugin ads have out and out lied about Menendez more times than the reverse). Not one damn word why I should vote for either, just why I shouldn't vote for the other. if it weren't so important, I would refrain from a vote in this S3nate contest.

I may vote republican in a few local races from what I have read on candidate positions.

Econoline · Post by **Econoline** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:43 pm

I cast my early ballot on Tuesday, and did not vote for a single Republican—not even the one running unopposed for the state senate.

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:42 pm

Econoline wrote:I cast my early ballot on Tuesday, and did not vote for a single Republican—

So in other words, it looked exactly like every other ballot you've cast since 1972...

Joe Guy · Post by **Joe Guy** » Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:16 am

Econoline wrote:I cast my early ballot on Tuesday, and did not vote for a single Republican......

Did you vote for any married Republicans?

datsunaholic · Post by **datsunaholic** » Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:15 am

The only opposed Republicans I would vote for is one that has publicly condemned Trump.

Since none of them have done so, they won't get my vote.

I may not even vote for the unopposed ones.

This is stark contrast to any prior election, where I generally had a mixed ballot.

I will still vote fairly conservatively on initiatives, due to the fact that neither side is telling the whole truth. Several initiatives look good on paper but a deeper look shows they cost too much and do nothing of substance.

Econoline · Post by **Econoline** » Sat Oct 27, 2018 2:29 am

Joe Guy wrote:
Econoline wrote:I cast my early ballot on Tuesday, and did not vote for a single Republican......
Did you vote for any married Republicans?

I knew somebody would post that, and was waiting to see who.

Lord Jim wrote:
Econoline wrote:I cast my early ballot on Tuesday, and did not vote for a single Republican—
So in other words, it looked exactly like every other ballot you've cast since 1972...

1972? Hey! I sure didn't vote Republican in 1968!!!

And I actually have occasionally voted for Republicans at the state level. (I even once voted for the Green Party candidate for governor—in 2006, when Rod Blagojevich was running for re-election...)

datsunaholic wrote:The only opposed Republicans I would vote for is one that has publicly condemned Trump.

Yep.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Sat Oct 27, 2018 2:51 am

Democratic or Nationalist? This is a tough one.

I'm still undecided.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:15 pm

Gavin Newsome is slimy, unwholesome and not trust-worthy so I'm abstaining in the Gov. vote.

yrs,
rubato

liberty · Post by **liberty** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:57 am

I am, I am voting for Abraham. I have known him for years and you couldn’t find a better man. I would crawl through mud and shit to vote for him if that is what I had to do.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:58 am

Says the guy who voted for David Duke.

Joe Guy · Post by **Joe Guy** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:15 am

liberty wrote:....I would crawl through mud and shit to vote for him if that is what I had to do.

liberty - planning his trip to the polling place

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:26 am

Here's liberty, almost at the polls. Just a little push more.

PLOP!

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:51 am

Funny how wes decided that this thread wasn't worth his time when he didn't get the answers he could use to pigeonhole people the way he thought they would.

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